A 57-year old man presented with dyslipidemia and hypertension.Patient is worried about getting heart disease later on, but hedoesn’t know what he should eat. His 24-hr dietary recall was:breakfast- Egg omelet (2 eggs, 2 oz sausage, 1 oz cheese) 1 cupscalloped potatoes; lunch- chicken Alfredo pasta (2 cups pasta,sauce ½ cup, chicken 3 oz), 1 bread; dinner- roast beef burger (6oz beef, ¼ cup honey mustard sauce); snacks- 2 cups reduced fatmilk, 1 bag (9 oz) Lays lightly salted chips; caffe latte (grande16 oz).
1. Describe the mechanism by which hypertension may increase therisk of atherosclerosis (please include the role of the innateimmune system and formation of vulnerable plaques) (7 pts).
2. (i) Identify two risk factors in his meal for bloodcholesterol control, (ii) then suggest two protective dietaryfactors or nutrients that can help improve his blood cholesterol.Discuss the mechanisms, effective dosages, and dietary/supplementalsources (8 pts).
